i know this is a stupid question but is it true that samsung built the epic 4g touch to be able to get 4glte if they wanted to. I have12-15 Mbs in san francisco let me know and i show you which rom i was using and which setting i was on. sprint is "shoot" in san francisco. I am asking this question because i need 4glte. and i love my epic 4g touch. does anyone know if the samsung can update the firmware so epic 4g touch can get lte? thanks
it doesnt have the hardware to do it.
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it doesnt have the hardware to do it.
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This pretty much.
The epic 4g touch was one of the last sprint phones to come out that supports WiMax.
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And no...that was uninformed reps that spread that rumor. Not hardware capable.
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i know this is a stupid question but is it true that samsung built the epic 4g touch to be able to get 4glte if they wanted to. I have12-15 Mbs in san francisco let me know and i show you which rom i was using and which setting i was on. sprint is "shoot" in san francisco. I am asking this question because i need 4glte. and i love my epic 4g touch. does anyone know if the samsung can update the firmware so epic 4g touch can get lte? thanks
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No. If you need LTE then you need an LTE capable device. There's no software that can make missing hardware magically appear and start working.
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Ok I have a couple of general questions that some may be able to chime in on....
1) with sprint changing up the game and switching over to 4gLTE instead of WIMAXX, are we as Evo wimax users ever going to be able to use LTE w/o upgrading our phone completely?
(I LIVE IN A WIMAXX STRICKEN AREA OF VA AND FEEL AS IF I GOT DUKED ON 2 4G PHONES)
2) Do you guys ever think there will be a rom that will help support Ltd for those of us stricken 4g users now. Or possibly an OTA that will pull us to the top with the rest of the pack of Ltd users?
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I'm not exactly sure, but I think the 4G (WiMAX) radio in your phone is a physical thing so I don't think you will be able to use the LTE and an OTA or a rom would not change that. I did hear that Sprint will support WiMAX for a while, even if they do switch to LTE.
are we as Evo wimax users ever going to be able to use LTE w/o upgrading our phone completely?
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No, the Evo will NEVER work on LTE, as it doesn't have an LTE radio. It will continue to work on the wimax network for as long as sprint supports it (probably 2 years or so).
2) Do you guys ever think there will be a rom that will help support Ltd for those of us stricken 4g users now. Or possibly an OTA that will pull us to the top with the rest of the pack of Ltd users?
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Again no. Flashing a rom isn't going to physically put an LTE radio chip in your phone.
Valid point didn't think about the wimax radio being a physical device...dumb ass me!!!..ha ha..thanks for the reply guys
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Is it possible for the Epic Touch 4G to be a LTE phone with software updates or is it limited by it's hardware?
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Is it possible for the Epic Touch 4G to be a LTE phone with software updates or is it limited by it's hardware?
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Limited by hardware. Doesn't have any lte radios inside.
That's what I figured.
Haha the woman I spoke to in retentions said my Epic 4G (not touch) would work on LTE. I asked what would happen to my wimax phone when sprint drops wimax for lte and she said it would work just fine on the new 4g. Amazing what they will say.
Can anyone tell me if there is any difference between the Epic 4G Touch and the US Cellular version of our phone.
I'm trying to introduce a friend to rooting and I can't find any forums for US Cellular models.
I do not want to steer him to the wrong info.
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Can anyone tell me if there is any difference between the Epic 4G Touch and the US Cellular version of our phone.
I'm trying to introduce a friend to rooting and I can't find any forums for US Cellular models.
I do not want to steer him to the wrong info.
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Wrong forum this is the OG with hardware keyboard. You need the Epic touch section.
ewmccraw said:
Can anyone tell me if there is any difference between the Epic 4G Touch and the US Cellular version of our phone.
I'm trying to introduce a friend to rooting and I can't find any forums for US Cellular models.
I do not want to steer him to the wrong info.
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Wrong Forum, bro. This is for the OG Epic with a keyboard.
Here is a root guide. http://rootzwiki.com/topic/19979-us-cellular-galaxy-s-ii-root/
yeah, don't know how I did that...guess while I was looking forgot to get back to my section
Thanks.
I understand that the Epic 4G Touch may be released on the Boost Mobile service. But what does that have to do with Sprint's Epic 4G Touch? Yes is technically the same network, But until its actually released on Boost Mobile, shouldn't the ROM Leaks be about the Sprint Epic 4G Touch?
FG20, FG30 and FG31 have all been tagged with Boost. But I have yet to see any news on any website that deals with cellphone news saying anything about the Epic 4G Touch being released on Boost Mobile. So why is it that the main focus has been shifted from Sprint ROM leaks to Boost Mobile ROM leaks? I'm not going to chance bricking my phone because of a shift in focus. Why in the HE double hockey sticks are the ROM's being posted in the Sprint Epic 4G Touch section anyway?
Well, for starters, the updated modems and base software work.
Some are actually saying that there are fixes compared to ff18.
Others are saying that the "masking" of the releases are to throw the "dogs" off track.
Take your pick.
But isn't that the point? Get a new toy, tear it apart and compare?
Oh, and Boost IS Sprint...
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boostmobile need another 4g phone they only have the evo on the sale site
if they do put the epic 4g touch it eill get then a big boost
The Epic 4g Touch from sprint is the same thing as the epic 4g touch on boost. Only difference is different apps, some tiny changes in MMS and other areas.
That's why the latest leaks are Boost roms. We can put it on our E4GT just fine with minimal problems (roaming / mms but easily fixed) and they are somewhat 'smoother' and may have bug fixes.
With Sprint dropping over 60,000 customers from WiMax in November who have phones using it such as the Epic 4G touch, Is it possible to do a custom ROM that will allow the Epic 4G Touch to work on the newer Spark network/4G LTE, or do I use my Epic for a paperweight.
The Epic will continue to work on 3G but Id rather buy a new phone than go backwards with speed.
Anyone have a solution? :crying:
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qanda
qanda said:
With Sprint dropping over 60,000 customers from WiMax in November who have phones using it such as the Epic 4G touch, Is it possible to do a custom ROM that will allow the Epic 4G Touch to work on the newer Spark network/4G LTE, or do I use my Epic for a paperweight.
The Epic will continue to work on 3G but Id rather buy a new phone than go backwards with speed.
Anyone have a solution? :crying:
thanks
qanda
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No. LTE/Sprint Spark requires new hardware. As you stated it will still work on 2G and 3G.
And this is not the Epic 4G Touch sub-forum. This is the Epic 4G sub-forum.
I'm leaning toward a 2015 Moto G CDMA, Moto X Pure Edition, or 2015 Nexus 5. I'll just keep my Epic 4G as a backup probably.
Some news:
Sprint is planning on providing replacement phones to long standing customers at no fee sometime in September that will work on the 4g LTE network. If they keep their word, then nothing lost and maybe a lot to gain with a better phone even if it will most likely be refurbished.
So where do you think they will come up with over 50,000 phones for the customers that had WiMax only devices?
Could be worse.....they could offer us a rotary dial phone.
At least wimax will become spark in that area where it was
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